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Blockchain

Tether Plans AI Push Into Developing Markets as Users Pass 650 Million

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says the stablecoin issuer is expanding into AI applications for developing markets as its global user base tops 650 million.

August 17, 2026

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Markets

China's 5-Year Bond Yield Crashes 7% as Money Flees a Deflating Property Market

China's 5-year government bond yield dropped 7% in a single day to around 1.34%, a rare move driven by capital fleeing a collapsing property sector.

August 17, 2026

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Regulation

White House, SEC and CFTC Set Back-to-Back Crypto Meetings This Week

Trump is set to meet crypto and prediction-market CEOs at the White House on August 19, a day ahead of the CFTC's first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting.

August 17, 2026

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Markets

US-Iran 60-Day Deadline Expires With Strait of Hormuz Still Unresolved

The 60-day window for a US-Iran peace deal has expired without an extension, with control of the Strait of Hormuz and a US naval blockade still unresolved.

August 17, 2026

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Markets

Hedge Funds Slash Yen Short Bets in Half After US-Japan Intervention

Speculative short positions against the Japanese yen have fallen by more than half since Washington and Tokyo's joint currency intervention earlier this month.

August 17, 2026

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Altcoins

A Bizarre Chinese Cartoon Spawned a Meme Coin That's Surged 3,000x

A widely mocked Chinese animated film called Niu Lai went viral for its rough visuals, and its namesake meme coin has since surged thousands of percent.

August 17, 2026

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Markets

Binance Launches CXMT Stock Perpetual as a Whale Loses $11M Shorting It

Binance added a 24/7 perpetual contract on chipmaker CXMT's stock as part of its TradFi push, while one whale's short position on the token is down over $11M.

August 17, 2026

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Altcoins

Solana Futures Volume Doubles Across Exchanges While SOL Price Stays Flat

SOL futures volume jumped over 100% on major exchanges while price held near $75, with crowded long positioning raising the risk of a sharp retrace.

August 17, 2026

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Bitcoin

Tudor Investment Adds Back to BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF After Year of Selling

Paul Tudor Jones' Tudor Investment raised its IBIT stake 18.9% to 688,529 shares in Q2 while cutting call options 85%, reversing a year of selling.

August 17, 2026

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Altcoins

AI Models Split on XRP as Algorithm Predicts $0.98 by September 1

A machine learning model averaging three AI forecasts projects XRP at $0.98 on September 1, with predictions ranging from $0.94 to $1.04 among the models.

August 17, 2026

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Regulation

Bitpanda Hit With €70K Fine in Austria's First Published MiCA Case

Austria's FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 over white paper timing and marketing disclosure failures — the regulator's first published MiCA enforcement action.

August 17, 2026

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Blockchain

Ondo's Tokenized Stock Platform Tops $1B TVL as Binance Grabs Off-Hours Trade

Ondo Finance's tokenized-stock TVL crossed $1.01B and holders doubled in 30 days, even as Binance's bStocks captures most weekend and overnight trading.

August 17, 2026